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When a river floods, its crest is the highest level the floodwaters reach. After the crest, the river level starts going down.
Watson Dooley
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∙ 15y agoWater flows down a river in waves, just like the waves in an ocean. If it rains a lot upstream , the water down stream does not rise at the same time. The wave of water moves down stream, the waves highest point is called the crest. When the crest moves past a location on the river,this is called cresting.
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When does the Nile River reach its crest?
Between July and October.
What happens when rivers burst their banks?
"Crest" means the highest the water level is expected to get. "Flood stage" is the water level where the river is over it's banks, hence "flooding". A river can crest below, at, or above it's flood stage. It can crest three inches above flood stage (innocuous) or fifteen feet above flood stage (a disaster). Or anywhere in between. Or below flood stage. Every river, every spring, is different.
What makes a river crest?
Rain hitting down hard on the ground makes rivers form.
Is the white top of a wave?
The crest.
What are examples of crest?
Family crest Bird's crest
The top of a wave is called what?
Crest.
How can you determine a waves wavelength?
by measuring the distance from crest to crest
What is the correct way to measure wavelength?
From crest to crest, trough to trough or rest position to rest position
What is Kari's Crest in Digimon?
Kari's Crest is the Crest of Light.
What is the distance from crest to crest in a transverse wave?
The distance from crest to crest in a transverse wave is called a wavelength.
What is crest to crest?
Wavelength.
What is Kari's crest in the anime digimon?
Kari's crest is the crest of light.
